Roanoke Sound
Location
The Roanoke Sound is located near Nag's Head island.
Importance of Estuaries
In addition to providing economic, cultural and ecological benefits to communities, estuaries deliver invaluable ecosystem services.
Wildlife
Wild Horses
Turtles
Ducks
Assortments of Fish
Alligators
Threats to Estuaries
The complex ecosystem of North Carolina estuaries is harmed by changes to the land bordering and surrounding the estuaries and by contamination of river and ocean water. Although the North Carolina estuaries contain 3,000 square miles of surface water, 30,000 square miles of land drains into the Albemarle-Pamlico system